Plants in local language

Scientific names

French

Goun-fon

bambara

Vertues

Abrus precatorius

Liana liquorice

Viviman ;

jenjenkujen

cough

Acacia siberiana

Aduwé

Diuretics, laxative,

Fortified, etc

Acalypha ciliata

Jivi-jivi ;vivi

Acanthospermum hispidum

Star flower

Kponomi,

awisagbé

Typhoid fever

Adansonia digitata

Baobab

Kpassa,

Adido

Fortified

Aframomum melegueta

Paradise seeds

Atakun

Fortified

antibiotics

Afzelia africana

Mahogany beans

Akpaloko

Stomach ache

Allium cepa

onion

Diabetes

Allium sativum

garlic

Diabetes

Aloe vera

Fortified

antibiotic

Anacardium

occidentale

Cashew

Acajou

Acajou

Fortifiant,etc

Annona senegalensis

apple cinnamon

nyankekelé

Diuretic, Alcohol disgust

Anthocleista

vogeli

Cabbage tree

Gunswe

Fortified  

Argemone

mexicana

Argemone of Mexico

Dèdio

Diuretics

Azadirachta indica

Neem

Kininuntin

Malaria

Baissea zygodioides

Ahanzo

sterility

Balanites aegyptiaca

Hemorrhoids

Baphia nitida

Sokpè

Angina

Bassela alba

Jomaku

Bauhinia purpurea

Orchid tree

Klongbo

Bauhinia rufescens

Klongbo

Bidens pilosa

Spanish needle

Vodunga

Bixa orellana

Roucouyer

Kpokpo

Fortified

Blighia sapida

savory tree

Lisaman

acaoti

Blighia unijugata

Agbobian

Fortified

Blighia welwittschi

Gbabla

Stomach ache

Boerrhavia diffusa et erecta

pig grass

Kachon ayin

Antibiotics

Bombax brevicuspe

Kapok tree fence

Kpatin dehun

Bombas costatum

Red kapok tree

Huntin

Tarago

Borreria scabra

Adicwema

Against snakes

Borreria verticillata

Akoligwé

dermatosis

Byrsocarpus coccineus

Vikplonba

Sexual impotence

Caesalpinia bonduc

Bonduc

Sexual impotence

Caesalpina pulcherrima

Pride of china

Menstrual problems

Cajanus cajan

Pigeon peas

Obesity,

hypertension

Calliandra portoricensis

Azonkija

Calotropis procera

Apple of  sodom

Kpentoe

Sinusitis

Cassia alata

candle bush

Amasu

Dermatosis, hypertension

Cassia occidentalis

Séné cofee

ganyitogblé

Diuretics

Cassia senna

Séné truth

Agwema

laxatives

Cassia sieberiana

broken

Sindian

Depurative

Cassia tora

Cassia fétide

Kpanwun

insomnia

Cassytha filiformis

creeper vine

Agbegbekan

Ceiba pentandra

cheese maker

Ajolohuntin